you say that francois bayrou really wanted this job. francois bayrou really wanted thisjob. in something that was described as a very tense meeting. it is quite a task he has got ahead of him, isn't it? yes, i don't think anybody in france wants hisjob right yes, i don't think anybody in france wants his job right now. there was a few names out there but if it took so long, because remember that already on tuesday we were thinking maybe we are going to have a prime minister in france, the fact that we don't have one until now means that there were not that many candidates out there that many candidates out there that were fitting the bill. the reports of this very tense exchange between francois bayrou and two macron, to give you an idea with an anecdote, he didn't leave the elysee palace by the main door, he left by a side door. that gives you all you need to know because journalists are at the main door and said we haven't seen him out so what is going on here? this is why so many other names were thrown out there for the rest of the morning. and therefore, yes, there is a

i think francois _ of the socialists. i think francois bayrou - of the socialists.ocialists. i think| francois bayrou was still of the socialists. i think - francois bayrou was still one of the first choices. of course, there weren't many interviews and speculations. but still, for me at least, if you look at all the profiles, evenif you look at all the profiles, even if you find someone from the socialist party, but we use to be a former minister, it does not meet the new generation of socialists would be in agreement. and definitely it would have been very difficult to have up prime minister coming from the right again, so... ithink minister coming from the right again, so... i think by the end of the day, the choice was really limited. it of the day, the choice was really limited.— of the day, the choice was really limited. it was almost made for — really limited. it was almost made for him, _ really limited. it was almost made for him, right - really limited. it was almost made for him, right through really limited. it was almost - made for him, right through th

jean-francois corty, thank you — island. jean-francois corty, thank you so _ island.. jean-francois corty, thank you so much for- island. jean-francois corty, i thank you so much forjoining us and good luck to your teams in the coming days. with me is our news reporter marina daras, from bbc africa. there is a lot that people don't know about what happened in mayotte and one of them is that there are 300,000 people who live there, many refugees and who make their way there. this is something you have done quite a lot of work on for the bbc. tell us about the people who have made their way to the island and what conditions they face? �* ,., j~ island and what conditions they face? ~ j~ ., ::f ., island and what conditions they face? j~ ., ::f ., , face? about 48 to 5096 of people on the island _ face? about 48 to 5096 of people on the island were _ face? about 48 to 5096 of people on the island were not _ face? about 48 to 5096 of people on the island were not born - on the island were not born there so they came in a lifetime to the island. it is about boat crossing i

and francois, is he still a key| francois, is he still a key figure?tly. this former justice minister is _ figure? exactly. this former justice minister is very - figure? exactly. this former justice minister is very key i figure? exactly. this former. justice minister is very key to this whole potential government. several years ago, he didn't necessarily block marine le pen at a time when she needed a signature to potentially run for the potentially run for the potential campaign. you might be seen as this person who could amend differences with the far right. we know we had lunch with emmanuel macron before he made the address last thursday, so he is one of the front runners. there are many people out there in one of the main reasons is because everyone still doesn't know what can be brought with everything that can be brought to power. everything that can be brought to ower. . ~ everything that can be brought to ower. ., ,, i. , everything that can be brought to ower. ., ,, , . to power. thank you very much, pierre. to power. thank you very much, p

we that francois bayrou was being given thejob.has been appointed. let's speak to our correspondent. how popular will this be? , . ., ., this be? this will come down with a lot _ this be? this will come down with a lot of _ this be? this will come down with a lot of questions. i this be? this will come down with a lot of questions. he i this be? this will come down l with a lot of questions. he was the main contenderfor with a lot of questions. he was the main contender for quite some time. we know that

chair i, commissioner safaÍ i, commissioner francois.i chair finley with three members present and accounted for. you have a quorum. thank you, mr. clerk. with that i call agenda item two. general public comment. does anyone in the room wish to make general public comment? ma'am. good morning. happy friday. my name is ellen lee zhou. right there. l l e n l e z h o u. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands. one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. born, unborn and vaccinated. and unvaccinated. i am here today to remind you, for the commissioners you are willing to take oath to protect our city. for the staff you pay, to take the oath to protect our city. on election night, november fifth, 2024, i was at pier 31 as a poll watcher and see what's going on. and the situation is at the commission. you received many complaints about election interference, the media and the puppet master keep saying five people running for mayor. so today i am giving you

tell me more about francois.ential election three times in 2002, 2007, 2012 when president macron came into the picture in 2017 that is when he decided to rally behind him. one could say that, francois bayrou is one of the very first from followers of president macron because they share some of the same values, some of the same ideas when it comes to the political level. that is in itself, a problem when it comes to fragmented and divided parliament that we are seeing now. we are seeing now how we might be able to amend those differences and do what michel barnier did not manage to do during his several months in office. this is the question and we know that there has been and we know that there has been a lot of talk in... when we listen to francois bayrou this morning he believes that as long as there as well there is a way. have a listen. translation: in life, what helps a lot is when you go on a path, that you know when you are going, that there is not one minute lost, not one unpleasant minute, so everyone k

and here in europe, french president emanuel macro on picks and other allies be prime minister francois barrow is a central that's known for compromising but left it's in parliament. have already said he is unacceptable. the library golf is good to have you. with this, we begin in syria, this friday, the 1st friday since the collapse of the assad regime, syrians had spent the day celebrating in the streets. these are wide pictures from central damascus, where a huge crowds gathered following friday prayers. the realities included the video posted by the leader of the rebel forces who spearheaded the offensive that finally toppled a saw. the insurgent leader congratulated the syrian people and urge them to celebrate what he called the victory of the revolution. our correspondents elementary is in damascus and she was at the celebration since she shared her impressions with young people with very unhappy with thousands and thousands of people at the out where and we actually didn't make a toll because we got stuck in traffic off the wrist we're just standing next to the big road right now

it's also on the program, french president emanuel macro 6, another ally as prime minister, francois pave who is essentially like his as concrete assessor. holloman's dominant leftist of already described him. this unacceptable teenage prodigy from india takes a chess world by storm to become the youngest ever. well, the feel good. you're welcome to the program, syrians, us celebrating in the streets after the 1st friday press and see us on regimes collapse. huge crowds gathered in central damascus following friday price. the monthly occasion, especially on a side side, sylvia last sunday, after rep and swept across the country and the lightning offensive abroad to an end around 50 years. brutal ruled by the side of plants and kept nearly 14 years of war in which half a 1000000 people killed and millions more displaced. city and rebels leader our sharah and his group h t. s. been seeking to moderate the rhetoric and distance themselves from that you have is passed. a cs has been designated by men, the western governments as a terrorist group. so it's next pledging to respect serious

the assad regime and for its present emanuel nicole and picks another ally to be prime minister. francois pirates is a centrist, known for compromising, but left is in parliament. i've already said he's unacceptable. the break off is good to have you with this, we'd be getting syria this friday, the 1st friday since the collapse of the assad regime. syrians have spent the day celebrating in the streets, huge crowds gathered in central, damascus, following friday prayers. the rallies included the video posted by the leader of the rebel forces who spearheaded the offensive that finally toppled partially ela saw the insurgent leader congratulated the syrian people and urge them to celebrate what he called the victory of the revolution. so i want to get it straightened up to the syrian capital d. w. correspondence element of joint is from damascus. stella you award there at this, the main square in damascus, where people were celebrating, talk to me about what you saw, what you heard the atmosphere there. yes, people were very unhappy with thousands and thousands of people at the out square.

commissioner francois commissioner salahi any other questions?'re here,s there anything else youhere. no that's i'm glad this is on the record and hopefully someone else does pick this up and that sounds like a clarifying amendment that be added. okay next time you hear it. great. thank you so much. okay. than taking action i think we have to take public comment because it's on our agenda. thank you. does anyone to make public comment on this item? y. good in. my name is ellen. l e nfi l e z h for the public as a previous public e was a whistle blower and after we the people report what's wrong wither and we the public employees being retaliated. for example my example i report about covid 19 shots, a poison jab, a bio weapon and tell my public health and the city leaders and our board of supervisors. so what do i get? suspension and termination. so the whistleblower department is not like what you talk about in here. so for all the board of supervisors receiving and telling medical perspective, covid 19 shot is a bio weapon against our people. m

and frances knew centrist prime minister francois by who will look and why live for you as empowerment. refusing to work with the i'm anthony, i would walk into the program that calling and friday, a victory. tens of thousands of syrians have joined celebrations during the 1st friday pres, since the arbitrator of the dictator. but aside, the winds from fitting use of civil war still rule, but the brutal tools of tyranny have given way to songs of hope. and the 3 starved flag, the new syria, damascus was draped in green, white, and black as residents celebrated the lightning revolution that brought them and to the sod regime. with the guns falling silent. and the dictator going serious new revolutionary leaders called for a peaceful celebration. as the country starts to rebuild the moment, i would like to congratulate the great syrian people on the victory of the bless revolution fargo. and i call on them to go to the streets to express their joy without firing bullets or scaring people from above. after that, let us move towards building this country and as we said from the beginning,

their france has a new prime minister francois. they took over earlier today after being named to the post by president emanuel microns they were, has a valid to tackle and the political paralysis that has gripped france after inconclusive parliamentary elections last summer of the former prime minister, michelle barney, a resigned after just 3 months in office, after losing a historic, no confidence that it was a lavish traditional ceremony, but not to read one of these days. the calls what by who became friends is full prime minister this year. it was the 2025 frontier that broke the last government down. if you have a quote to say it gets to, i believe the issue a state borrowing and debt is also a moral one who's informed me that it's not just a financial issue. no, she said, with the french political landscape split 3 ways. back home defied coals from the far left. at the far right, college used to appoint one of the number preferring to name someone from his own centers to come. an n p for a mac homes really nice songs potty

y francois, they rode to be the new prime minister. now baby who is a centrist and will try to lead the government at a time of instability in france. that is swearing in ceremony today. he said that he is acutely aware of the scale of the financial and political problems that francis facing. it's unclear how the opposition will react to baby's appointment. but the leader of the socialist party has already said that they really would be an accept journalist daniel brown and parents told me why emanuel macro and shows francois they were well, he's one of francis, most experienced colored stations with a strong character and a pretty high opinion of himself, but he who is another 73 year old like me said about a year that he's replacing and he's been ever present in politics since 1979. he was the minister of education 3 times in the 19977 years ago. my call nominated to them as just this minister despite a certain skepticism the bible 1st had for my quote. however they who's had to step down from that post only one month after being nom

francois will take questions from mps today in parliament for the first time.ormally answering questions. it doesn't have a government just yet. he is hoping to name the government in the next few days. he said ably before christmas. once we have the formation of the government with the center right and center left which might be a difficult exercise. once he has his team, he will try to design the budget for 2025. that will be the big one after christmas. >> still a couple of steps before the detail on how he intends to invest and spend money. >>> in the meantime, i want to take you to what is likely to be a very important event for the markets this week. the fed is kicking off its two-day meeting today with the fmoc expected to cut rates by 25-basis points. the mystery lies in whether they will signal a pause in january. that is just a week after donald trump returns to the white house and if the fed would pause the rate cutting cycle over fiscal policy from the new trump administration. i'm pleased to say nicola at wealth club is joining us this morning. nic

we look at the challenges ahead for centers leader francois bayers. the plus george's president tells alger 0. she wants it down until new elections are held as thousands protests. the government's plan to a point to replace the multiple explosions have been heard in the syrian capital, damascus that are believed to be is really air strikes. the city of us, the way the country southwest has also been targeted. these really military has been carrying out its largest air offensive on syria in recent memory, attacking what it says are strategic military sites. the latest strikes come as thousands of syrians had been out on the streets celebrating on the 1st friday since the fall of the said version for suicide are spoke to us on the phone from damascus, with more details. the latest exclusion that was just about an hour ago for it was from one to another is right. it is drugs. and it has tried to get the headquarters for the vision and the rate of the turn them in a he bought into damascus congress. right? so 2 things interesting about this. the 1st is t

tell us more about francois bailey, who is a as well so thank you, phil president, bye clause. turn to a fellow sensor writes politician a to b is 6 prime ministers. same smack can be done. his presidency in 2017 and he's really a one to francis, most experienced politicians, another step to genario and liked me shit about here. he's been in politics since 1979. he was minister of education 3 times in the 19 ninety's. and 7 years ago, my call nominated him as just this minister, but so they will step down a month after being nominated up to being accused in a part see funding scandal. um they always eventually clears the from doing. but prosecutors have appealed against is a quite so meaning he could still be brought back to courts of. so there you are, it's not shows who he and what is the biggest job facing funds. there's new prime minister as well to begin with. so very much like bout news, he, there is a tremendous internal tensions in this unprecedented national assembly with 3 major block. so the biggest of which has been hostile to this nomination. um and already the big

chair i, commissioner safaÍ i, commissioner francois.i chair finley with three members present and accounted for. you have a quorum. thank you, mr. clerk. with that i call agenda item two. general public comment. does anyone in the room wish to make general public comment? ma'am. good morning. happy friday. my name is ellen lee zhou. right there. l l e n l e z h o u. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands. one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. born, unborn and vaccinated. and unvaccinated. i am here today to remind you, for the commissioners you are willing to take oath to protect our city. for the staff you pay, to take the oath to protect our city. on election night, november fifth, 2024, i was at pier 31 as a poll watcher and see what's going on. and the situation is at the commission. you received many complaints about election interference, the media and the puppet master keep saying five people running for mayor. so today i am giving you

one of the i leading names in this race is the centrist francois bayrou, how likely is it your partyter? it is completely _ him as prime minister? it is completely unlikely - him as prime minister? it 3 completely unlikely that our party would join a coalition government because, as he said, he is from the centre right, we have seen what the policies have seen what the policies have been. the also this government has employed of using the 49.3 article of the constitution which basically means forcefully putting through the budget which an austerity budget and there is no chance that a government thatis no chance that a government that is led by francois bayrou will be able to implement the policies we are after. we could look at seeing with that the methods they would employ to not using the 49.3 article and have this parliamentary discussions, butjoining a government with the centre—right is not on the cards for the left, it is not the respect of the democracy. just to explain, article 49.3 allows a government to force through legislation. but wouldn't this be an opportunity for you

and from scratch, the new prime minister, we looked at the challenges ahead for simplicity, the francois bye with the thanks. joining us, hundreds of thousands of jubilant syrians of port onto the streets of several cities of the 1st friday price as a full official assad government. it was a symbolic moment of change. less than a week comforter opposition forces swept into the capital following a rapid defensive, the head of the new administration. i'm an i'll shower, is cooling on students to unite the song begins are coverage. the celebrations across syria. it's the 1st friday after the al single bush on an upset and hundreds of thousands of people are marking the victory. no jo job. yeah, no, yeah. in the capital, the head of the new administration says syria will be rebuilt. he's called on members of the public to unite, but the sharpest will be, and i mean, i congratulate the syrian people on the victory of the blissful revolution and call on them to take to the streets to express the joy of it's cheaper than the syrians travelled from all across the country to join the prayers at t

this year alone, francois by road takes up their role as power struggles with a date today. but as the goal crisis, honestly contributes a way to mazda and dig deeper into the story. pain of those uh christmas advent calendars with the little doors that you open up every day in december and find a little chocolate inside. well, it looks like france here has just invented his own twist on it, where every day you wake up to a new prime minister behind today's door is false. what by you who? he's a centrist establishment fixture close to mac home, whose mags? the astounding feet of making it to the right page of 73 without ever really doing very much in french politics on the national seem despite running for president 3 times the fact that a lot of french probably didn't even notice until today. and everybody's be reminded of it, i guess also kind of make some on threatening though, because he really hasn't been a threat to any politically. he was the education minister for a few years at the end of the last century, and also your own deputy at the you around the same time. he

, including women and children. french presidents, mental math, chrome pix, centrist politician, francois available for prime minister and ukrainians. seek shelter, where they can offer another wave of russian ass trying to target site to the east sitting several critical time as you can send the it is it the celebrations across syria? hundreds of thousands of people have gathered on the streets on the 1st friday since the fall of a side governments many aconia to a new syria bringing an end to many 14 years of civil just decades of rule under the assad family. in the heart of the capital, damascus people gathered at the engine and we had most of friday. pres, under aside old, present sermons were monitored or band altogether. the head of the administration, armando estrada as cooled on syrians to unite crowds, also celebrated in alaska. which of course, was the 1st city to full when the opposition fight is begun. the lightning offensive 2 weeks ago sir ends altogether than hama, where in 1982 for what president, how far celeste sides military killed many 40000 people, and what became kno

on the 14th of january, francois bayrou the prime minister will lay out his plan during a speech at the national assembly. at this exact time, there could be a first no-confidence vote. he would need to convince from early january all the opposition, left-wing political parties but also far-right marine le pen. then if we go into some details, the main challenge is to elaborate the 2025 budget. here the tricky part will be to find the best equilibrium between how much of public spending do you want to cut? and how much of tax increases do you want to add on corporates but also on households? if you cut too much public spending, then you will have all the socialists not happy about it. if you put too much pressure on households, you will have far-right marine le pen not happy about it at all. after the appointment of the new cabinet yesterday, francois bayrou was on french tv, and he had i would say a pro-business speech, saying that even the biggest companies should not take all the burden of the french deficit. if you talk to companies off the record, they would tell you there is a bit

we take a look at the challenges ahead for central us please at lita francois the it's a historic day for syria and the 1st friday pres. since the full especially upsets government, hundreds of thousands of people have poured into the streets in several cities. the head of the new administration of shadow has cold on the syrians to unite honda salute reports the celebrations across syria. it's the 1st friday after the al single bush on an upset, and hundreds of thousands of people are marking the victory. no, no, jo, job your dog. in the capital, the head of the new administration says syria will be rebuilt. he's called on members of the public to unite. no, but the sharpest will be and i mean, i congratulate the syrian people on the victory of the blissful revolution on coal on them to take to the streets, to express the joy over this cheaper than the syrians travelled from all across the country to join the prayers at the historic m. o we mosque in the heart of damascus. among them the new prime minister, some of them, but she is. he's been tasked with warming, a new government vict

let's just keep going with some of these other sentences we are hearing now that nicola francois, oneraping gisele pelicot has been given eight years injailand has pelicot has been given eight years injail and has been banned from working in jobs with children for several years. he is a 43—year—old freelance journalist, nicola francois, who met dominique pelicot and said at the time he was only after a homosexual relationship with dominique. one of the videos, however, shows that he tried to rape gisele pelicot. he is also accused of having child abuse imagery on his devices. as i mentioned earlier, this is the continued sentencing of dominique pelicot and the other men involved in this case. the sentencing will continue inside the court room behind me and here on bbc news we will continue to cover the sentencing. forthose continue to cover the sentencing. for those of you on pbs, it is time to say goodbye. thank you forjoining us on this bbc news special. for those of you who have stayed with us, let me continue to read at some of the sentencing that we are receiving. we have a repor

french presidents, a mental macro one has announced his pick full prime minister, centrist politician francois barrow, is considered to be a close ally of my crow. he's expected to present a list of cabinet ministers in the coming days. all right, we're up to date with headlines here now does or we got more news coming up right off the risk. it'll be a bit like the . 2 15 to student is a regular sign to the boston ivory coast. the yo see this as part of his job. assisting the driver of football. jones, the old yellow bus. he checks tickets, loads luggage, but also does these for easy acrobatics. the thing that if the passengers get good entertainment, they'll come back and use the bus again. they balancing act is inspired by a battle guns from the neighborhood involving 6 news the, the, the, the, the 2 hundreds, this assistance, the gets paid one us dollars 70 cents per day to get the adrenalin rush is extra. the young i for and i'm assuming that you are part of the lice in ivory coast, which has become the was leading producer of cocoa cash. you're not cotton and other products. it's become t

let me bring some breaking news from friends. present macro has appointed his political ally, francois bay, who as prime minister, a centrist mister banner, will try to lead a government at the time of instability in the country. the previous prime minister, michelle, bonnie, was asked in a vote of no confidence over his proposed budget to unclear how the opposition will be out to mister bedrooms, appointment. the leader of the socialist party had already said he would not be acceptable. as more of news making headlines around the walls will stop in taiwan, which says they just chased away at chinese post gone vessels, conducting operations near the line and time has been holding large scale within a few drills around that time. on for the past few days, when these officials say beijing's trying to set new red lines before the trump administration takes power in the us position. lawmakers in south korea have filed a 2nd impeachment motion against president use of y'all is arrived a previous impeachment bed when these ruling party boy content the vote. the votes being called after, pres

has appointed a centrist ally as prime minister as he tries to in a months long political crisis. francois bay rou, seen here on the right, replaces michelle barney, who was out so just over a week ago by parliament and a no confidence vote. he's the 4th person to hold the post this year. in georgia, the ruling party is due to a point a far right loyalist as president. it will be the 1st time in the country's history, the m p's rather than the public, will be choosing the president. the move has angered protesters to accuse the governing georgia dream party of rigging elections in october. there been nighttime protests for weeks. of the headlines up next is a very british way of torture. thanks for watching. the dre the sticks. when i was growing up in the 1950s in kenya, i just had this sort of slightly too blue effect. but, you know, basically the prince did things the right way. the result, the sort of pretty simple is written countries on the mountain at the great, you know, i presume that we purchased, we were the good guys and we were trying to make the bed. but then later i discover

francois bayrou takes office after a handover ceremony in paris. a chinese businessman with links to prince andrew has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from the uk on the grounds of national security. also coming up on the world today: host of the number one ranked podcast diary of a ceo — is amplifying harmful, health misinformation welcome to the world today. they called it victory friday — a day when tens of thousands of syrians in cities across the country came out on to the streets after friday prayers to celebrate the overthrow of the old, brutal regime of bashar al—assad. some said they felt reborn and yet this is also a time of uncertainty: will the dreams of the syrian people — of democracy and freedom — now, finally, be realised or will they be disappointed by the country's new rulers. well, syria's caretaker prime miniser mohammed al bashir was one of those who addressed the crowds in damascus today. the victorious rebels have appointed him and a transitional administration to govern until march the 1st. but the united natio

french president emmanuel macron has named his new prime minister — francois bayrou will take the placean with links to prince andrew has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from the uk. a bbc investigation finds that diary of a ceo host steven bartlett is amplifying harmful health misinformation on his number—one ranked podcast. and do you get annoyed by people twiddling their hair or clicking their pain, we look at a new diagnosis for those people with an absolute hatred of fidgeting.

it's also on the program. french president emanuel macro fix, another ally as prime minister, francois pave who is a centrist likely vouch, concrete assessor holloman's dominant leftist of already described him as unacceptable.

this isjean—francois here, helping with the launch. he's the main scientist here.d with this process, but the data will be looked at by him. he's the guy who wants the data. there is still a fair amount that we don't know. so, at some point, we want to go back to the real world and do the observations that can really substantiate what the models are saying. let it go! ready? there you go. reflecting the sun at high altitude is called solar geoengineering. it's split the scientific community because it could have unknown consequences. research might reveal that the risks that we're facing if we do solar geoengineering are too high and it's not worth the potential benefit. the main potential associated with solar geoengineering, the one thing that you can do with it that you can't do with any other climate risk mitigation method is that you can cool the planet down quickly. i think some of the proponents of geoengineering rather- naively say, "oh, it'll all be run by a un committee." . no, it won't be. it'll be run by some government that's got a space programme. i s

cuffs festival of books honoring work of michael bertrand of andre johnson and amanda neal edgar and francois hamlin and charles w mckinney. i am daniel peck, your host for this session. i am a professor of english at the university of tennessee at martin. let remind you that the festival enjoys a nice sponsor ship from a number of organizations. but it also depends on your generosity of support and we encourage you to donate at a level that is comfortable for you. we will take those donations at the headquarters at the website at ww w dot h you in t dot org or now via venmo at h you m t in there's also a signage in every room with qr code to scan to make giving easier really neat and it is so for us it is so nice to see such wonderful support from the area community for this event. our speakers today. first, michael bertrand southern history remix based on rock and roll and the dilemma of race. university of florida press. he is professor of history at state university. his second book by andre e johnson and amanda nel edgar the summer of 2020. george floyd and the resurgence of the black li

also tonight, president macron names centrist francois bayrou as the new french prime minister. and he humble crumbl cookie, that went from a simple idea to a billion—dollar franchise. good evening. the agency that oversees the monitoring and destruction of chemical weapons worldwide says it is concerned as to the whereabouts of syria's toxic chemicals. it is planning to send inspectors to damascus as soon as a connection is made with the interim government. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, based in the hague, says syria, as a signatory to the convention, is under an international obligation to safeguard and destroy dangerous substances. that includes stockpiles of chlorine and sarin gas which the assad regime used in at least two large—scale attacks. joining me now is mallory stewart. she is the assistant secretary of state for the bureau of arms control, deterrence, and stability at the us department of state. good to have you with us. how much do you think we knew it towards the end about assad's chemical weapons programme? thank you so much for havin

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, has promised people on mayotte that the government aims towo years. he was speaking during a visit to the french indian ocean territory with other government ministers two weeks after the cyclone struck. at least 71 people have been killed in a road accident in southern ethiopia. local authorities says a truck plunged into a river in sidama state, south of ethiopia's capital addis ababa. an 18—year—old british man, sentenced to a year in jail in dubai, for having sex with a minor, is reported to have handed himself in to begin his sentence. marcus fakana was holidaying with his parents in the united arab emirates, when he met the 17—year—old british girl. sex between an adult and a person under 18 in dubai is a crime. with me is 0ur reporter harry low. he went on holiday with his parents backin he went on holiday with his parents back in september and started this holiday romance with another londoner. she was aged 17 at the time, a couple of months younger than him. marcus told his family about this relationship but she had not told her fami

we look at the challenges ahead. centrist leader francois the tenants for our records, 16 european teams will be going so many people will copy in 2026. the qualifying girls taking place in zurich under the top saying that each group is guaranteed of sports in the fines. the hundreds of thousands of jubilant syrians have pulled onto the streets in several cities after the 1st friday, pres, since the full of bushes, assad government. it was a symbolic moment of change. less than a week off the opposition forces swept into the capital following a rapid defensive. the head of the new administration of shadow is calling on the syrians to unite palm to salute because of coverage of celebrations across syria. it's the 1st friday after the al singles, lashawn upset and hundreds of thousands of people are marking the victory. no, no, jo, job. yeah, no, yeah. in the capital, the head of the new administration says syria will be rebuilt. he's called on members of the public to unite and but the sharpest will be and i mean, i congratulate the syrian people on the victory of the blissful revolution

katrina: the president of france, emmanuel macron named francois beyrou as the new prime minister.llows the collapse of the government. he was under pressure to select a leader th could satisfy the demands of a broad coalition and passed a budget. france has been in political turmoil since the president called a snap parliamentary election in july. the english -- the incoming prime ministeraid that reducing debt was not only a priority but a moral obligation. >> many people were saying we do not run a political campaign on the question of debt and i strongly believe more than level -- more than ever and i was laughing about this before taking the microphone that debt is also a moral problem, not a financial problem. because, thinking that bypassing on the debt and the burden of the debt to our children rather than taking care of it ourselves is something that is very, very bad. katrina: hugh has more from paris. hugh: he has a very well-known figure and has been in politics for 40 years, a minister back in the early 90's. he is a centrist, a man from the very start of his career ha